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April 19, 2024
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The Verge

The Humane AI Pin is lost in translation

Chaudhri replies in English. Again, the AI Pin translates his words back into Spanish. There are notable pauses when the AI is processing, but it’s a powerful concept. Unlike with Google Translate, there was solid eye contact between both people. The AI …

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The Verge

Google is combining its Android and hardware teams — and it’s all about AI

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced substantial internal reorganizations on Thursday, including the creation of a new team called “Platforms and Devices” that will oversee all of Google’s Pixel products, all of Android, Chrome, ChromeOS, Photos, and more.

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The Verge

Meta says Llama 3 beats most other models, including Gemini

(It is perhaps notable that Meta’s 2,700-word post does not mention GPT-4, OpenAI’s flagship model.) It should also be noted that benchmark testing AI models, though helpful in …

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CNET

Apple’s iPhone Screen Sizes Could Change in 2024, and Possibly Again in 2025

The iPhone 15, shown here, is the current model, but rumors are already circulating about the iPhone 17. CNET. Apple hasn’ …

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ABC News

Google is combining its Android software and Pixel hardware divisions to more broadly integrate AI

Google says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables. ByDAVID HAMILTON AP technology writer. April 18, 2024, 6:59 PM.

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Forbes

Nothing Ear And Nothing Ear (a) Earbuds Are 1st With ChatGPT Integration

London-based Nothing Tech has just launched new earbuds, two pairs, in fact. The Nothing Ear and more affordable Nothing Ear (a) have just gone on sale—you can read Forbes contributor Mark Sparrow’s review of both pairs here. And now, the company has …

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CNN

The Samsung Galaxy A35 5G is up for preorder now — is this $400 phone worth it?

Samsung consistently pumps out some of the best smartphones we’ve tested, but not everyone has $800 or more to splurge on a fancy new Galaxy S24. That’s where the company’s Galaxy A series comes in, offering many of the same key features as Samsung’s …

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Game Rant

Overwatch 2 targets console cheaters using XIM, ReaSnow, and Cronus devices.

Over the next few weeks, there will be permanent account bans against players who are the most severe abusers of unapproved peripherals. These actions will be targeted towards high-ranked players who have been reported by others and who our data clearly …

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Financial Times

Google streamlines structure to speed up AI efforts

All teams working on its AI models, including its flagship Gemini chatbot, will be unified under its DeepMind division run by Demis Hassabis, according to a memo on Thursday. This will include research, models, computing power and those …

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The Guardian

Meta steps up AI battle with OpenAI and Google with release of Llama 3

Meta Platforms on Thursday released early versions of its latest large language model, Llama 3, and an image generator that updates pictures in real time while users type prompts, as it races to catch up to generative AI market leader OpenAI.

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